The engine is the familiar turbocharged 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol, bespoke to the RS within the Megane range, and shared with the Alpine A110. With 1798cc, it might be short on capacity ...

and starting with the £28,295 Megane 280 and its standard ‘Sport’ chassis. That presents a conundrum, as the best RS models have also rarely been the absolute entry point to their respective ...

That’s up to £72,140 for a Megane! Only 500 examples were produced worldwide, and just 32 of them were earmarked for the UK market. Most were ‘standard’ Trophy-Rs, which makes this carbon ...